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16 July 2008 7:20 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Watch a brand new Nintendo Wii making of video for the video game “Alone In The Dark” available now on the Playstation 2, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3. Description: Taking the fear to a new level, the next-gen Alone in the Dark features the macabre style of the series played with new gameplay mechanics and a broader-reaching, action-packed play style. Explore fully-interactive realtime worlds, interacting with physics and roaming the wide-open, fright-filled environments. This next-gen Alone in the Dark is also built around a unique episodic game structure — the story is split into a number of distinct 30-40 minute episodes, doled out one at a time as you play. Each time the player launches a saved game, the [...]

Brian Corder

15 July 2008 5:46 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Battlefield: Bad Company has remained at number one in the Xbox 360 chart for a third week. Guitar Hero III, Alone In The Dark and Race Driver all returned to the top ten after spells outside the higher end of the chart. Elsewhere, shooter Unreal Tournament III climbs to second, while sports game Beijing 2008 slipped to third. The top ten in full: 1. (1) Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)

2. (3) Unreal Tournament III (Midway)

3. (more)

By Alex Fletcher

7 July 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

The 1992 PC title Alone In The Dark created the survival horror genre by fusing early 3D graphics with puzzles and Lovecraftian influence. Sixteen years later, a fourth sequel under the original name attempts to redefine the genre by tweaking how players interact with their character and his dark world, but it discards basic game concepts. What remains is an ungainly mess. Amnesiac Edward Carnby wakes up in a posh apartment off Central Park just as the joint is besieged by evil cracks in the walls. (These count as horror to Manhattanites who pay millions for a one-bedroom.) The action soon moves to the dark of Central Park, though even when human and animal threats converge, the atmosphere never gels into real terror. Fire is the game's visual signature, providing light and consuming objects in a way few games have previously managed. It also destroys evil, so...

Russ Fischer

24 June 2008 7:23 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Football Manager 2008 has retained its place at the top of the PC gaming chart. Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and new release Sins Of A Solar Empire make up the top three. Horror game Alone In The Dark debuted at number five. The top ten in full: 1. (1) Football Manager 2008 (Sega)

2. (3) Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos)

3. (-) Sins Of A Solar Empire (Kalypso Media)

4. (2) Mass Effect (Electronic Arts)

5. (more)

By Simon Reynolds

24 June 2008 4:44 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Alone In The Dark has debuted at the number one spot in the Xbox 360 chart. The latest instalment in the horror franchise knocked Grand Theft Auto IV from first place, with tennis title Top Spin 3 the only other new entry, appearing at number seven. The top ten in full: 1. (-) Alone In The Dark (Atari)

2. (1) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)

3. (2) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (LucasArts)

4. (5) Sid Meier's (more)

By Simon Reynolds

14 June 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Atari has released the latest Nintendo Wii gameplay trailer for the upcoming video game “Alone In The Dark” coming soon to the Playstation 2, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3. Description: Taking the fear to a new level, the next-gen Alone in the Dark features the macabre style of the series played with new gameplay mechanics and a broader-reaching, action-packed play style. Explore fully-interactive realtime worlds, interacting with physics and roaming the wide-open, fright-filled environments. This next-gen Alone in the [...]

Brian Corder

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